Overclocking AMD FX-4100

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Adonai

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I am new to the overclocking area of computers. I was having some over heating issues with my computer before so i went ahead and bought a new heat sink for it which is the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. After i installed that i decided to try and overclock, i was looking around a bit to figure things out and so far i understand that raising the ratio on the CPU along with the voltage is the basics to overclocking and also read that these cpus can get safely around 4.5-4.6Ghz. Currently i am at 4.3Ghz and about 10% increased voltage but i havnt done a stress test on this speed yet. To stress test i was using core temp to view temp and prime95 to stress it. on previous tests i had not gone over 55 C however they were only for about 20-30mins each test. It seems like that temperature is good but i feel like im running a little hotter than i thought on would when im just browsing the internet since im around 30-35 C for that. I was hoping i could get some suggestions on what all i could change to help make this overclock a little nicer at all or if this is how it will be.

My hardware is:
Nvidia GTS 450
12GB ram
AMD FX-4100 Quad Core Black Edition
MSI 970A-G46 Motherboard
Cooler Master Silent Pro M 600W Power Supply

Here is some screen shots of the motherboard settings:

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4.4 -set the FSB to 240, multiplier at 18.5, Vcore at 1.41-1.43v. Also, increase the CPU/NB voltage to 1.3. Leave the CPU/NB multi at 10.

Disable all power saving features, raise clock 100Mhz, test stability. if success, raise 100Mhz more, if not, raise Vcore by .01 on Bios
 
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Adonai

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Doesnt raising the FSB increase more than just the CPU?
Also i understand everything youre saying except when you say raise clock 100Mhz. Im not sure what youre saying to raise and do you mean increase it my 100Mhz or set it to that?

Thanks
 
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So i set the FSB to 240, Vcore to 1.42 and NB to 1.3 but im still not sure what im raising by 100 Mhz still. So far its stable as it is and its running a bit cooler. Right now just sitting its running anywhere from 20-30 C and under 100% load its running 50 C.
 
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yes FSB is front side bus, it will overclock your RAM too. I find that when trying to up voltages, (assuming you have LLC set to HIGH or VERY HIGH!) that a slightly higher VDDA brings up stability while not skyrocketing temps.

http://www.overclock.net/t/1348623/amd-bulldozer-and-piledriver-overclocking-guide-asus-motherboard

still the best tut around ^
 
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Sorry whats is LLC and VDDA?
 
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LLC is Load Line Calibration. When the CPU goes under load, the voltage will drop slightly (why idk, but its what CPU's do). LLC is supposed to control/counter the 'drop' or 'droop' that the voltage undergoes- that is to say the rapid changes in voltage (that measuring tools built into the motherboard can hardly measure)are not good for the health of the CPU, so LLC is supposed to help that. Basically LLC will affect the voltages you think youre setting manually for the CPU (when under load, also when it really matters).

VDDA is a bit more confusing to explain. I think its more like a baseline, less of a 'setting' per se'. it wont cause anything to change immediately but the CPU and north bridge will be adjusted and used to higher voltages in the other settings with VDDA slightly bumped. I think its the motherboard baseline voltage and influences all if not many components on the motherboard. it should increase stability across the board, also a tiny bit increase in temp but tweak in other areas to remedy that (i.e lower FSB and higher CPU mutliplier )
 
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I have been doing research but i wanted peoples opinions on what i had already done. Also "Try googling it all yourself" is not the point of a help forum. Maybe you could google how not to be a jerk. :)
 
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Well actually Beezy has been very helpful and im going to be reading up on what he has suggested. I hope you are successful in your research!
 
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